2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee lighting problems
66 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 59 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
2005 jeep has been slipping into neutral since february 2013. It caused me to have an accident because I couldn't get out of the way of rear-oncoming traffic. No major damage was done thankfully! A few weeks later I experienced a rollaway. I went into the sitter to pick up my son. After about 5 minutes of being inside I my jeep roll across the street! I go running outside, opened the door and pulled up the emergency break...just missing an embankment!
At random times while driving, while in park, and just after startup, all dashboard gauges, lights, and power goes out, headlights turn off, but the engine still runs. I cannot see what is in front of me at night, I cannot tell my speed, I cannot see my fuel level, etc. The outage lasts from 2-30 seconds before every single warning light will illuminate for a few seconds, or flicker on and off, and then return to normal. I replaced the ignition 2 years ago from a previous recall notice.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Electrical system 938 complaints
- Body & structure 413 complaints
- Engine 208 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 175 complaints
- Latches & locks 163 complaints
- Brakes 97 complaints
- Air bags 95 complaints
- Cruise control 88 complaints